Lescop releases new album Polaroïds
Mathieu Peudupin, known as Lescop, has released his fourth album Polaroïds, created in collaboration with Thibault Frisoni, his partner for two years. The album comes earlier than expected following Rêve parti (2024) and continues the cold, angular style of new wave while letting in more light.Album blends new wave and pop elements
Lescop has not chosen between the roughness of punk and the smoothness of pop, instead embracing the energy that connects them. His music has long explored themes like desire, solitude, cinema, and love, often with a refined, stiff elegance that adds to his appeal.Polaroïds offers fragmented storytelling
The album does not abandon these themes but shifts toward a more fragmented approach, presenting snapshots rather than a continuous narrative. The title suggests this method, with tracks described as fragments from a moving sentimental memory.Tracks highlight emotional depth and style
Among the tracks are Traces, Boulevards, Flashback, Blonde, Couleurs, Loup, Poèmes, which are said to capture fleeting moments. The first track, Comète, exemplifies this style, blending pop melody with synthetic coldness in a way that evokes emotion without being overt.Collaborations add new dimensions
The album includes collaborations with Flora Fisbach, whose ethereal voice appears on Bleu, and Marie-Flore, who contributes to the eighties synth layers. The track Loup is noted for its nocturnal storytelling and a return to a darker new wave style reminiscent of Taxi Girl.Lescop unites past projects in a new frame
Lescop has previously worked on various projects, including the rock band Asyl and the postfunk project Serpent, as well as writing his first novel, Devenir loup, released alongside the album. Polaroïds brings these past influences together, capturing them in color rather than in the earlier black-and-white style.
